different between stalagmite vs stalagmitic

English

Etymology

From New Latin stalagmites, from Ancient Greek ???????? (stálagma, “drop”) or ????????? (stalagmós, “dripping”).

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /st??læ?ma?t/
• (UK) IPA^(key): /?stæl??ma?t/

Noun

stalagmite (plural stalagmites)

1. (geology) A secondary mineral deposit of calcium carbonate or other mineral, in shapes similar to icicles, that lies on the ground of a cave.

   Coordinate term: stalactite

Derived terms

• stalagmitic
• stalagmitical
• stalagmitically

Translations

See also

• speleothem
• calthemite

French

Etymology

Borrowed from New Latin stalagmites, from Ancient Greek ????????? (stalagmós).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sta.la?.mit/

Noun

stalagmite f (plural stalagmites)

1. (geology) stalagmite

   Antonym: stalactite

References

• “stalagmite” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Italian

Noun

stalagmite f (plural stalagmiti)

1. (geology) stalagmite

English

Etymology

stalagmite +? -ic

Adjective

stalagmitic (comparative more stalagmitic, superlative most stalagmitic)

1. containing stalagmites

See also

• Stalagmite

Anagrams

• stigmatical